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Bachelor of Business Administration

Develop Highly Marketable Skills in Business

Program Detail

Next Start Date

March 12

Est. Program Length

3-4 years

Credit Hours

123-125

Course Length

8 weeks

Cost Per Credit

$325

Degree Overview

Enhance your career opportunities in your field with our online business administration degree. You’ll learn the knowledge and skills to impact organizations of all types and sizes. Choose from concentrations in accounting, business administration, management,marketing and computer information systems.

Topics include business communication, finance, professional development, application development and computer networking. Earn your degree fully online, at one of the most affordable institutions in the state.

Who is this degree for?

Individuals seeking a strong foundation in business theory and practice.

Individuals seeking roles such as accountant, development director, human resources manager, market research analyst and more.

*Students pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems are required to take AC 300 Survey of Accounting in lieu of AC 211 and AC 212 and are not required to take MG 370 Management Information Systems.

Concentrations: 30-36 hours

Pursue a career with strong pay and high demand. Accountants and auditors earn a median annual wage of $67,190, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and employment of these positions is projected to increase 11 percent by 2024. Learn from accounting practitioners in a fully online format. When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to work as an accountant, auditor, budget analyst, accounting manager and more.

Develop the knowledge and skills that can lead to a variety of career outcomes and higher earning potential. Employees with five to nine years of experience and a BBA degree earn a median annual salary of $63,333, according to PayScale. Study from business practitioners in a fully online format. When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to work as a project manager, event planner, development director, public relations specialist, advertising manager and more.

Total Hours: 30

Required Business Administration Core: 15 hours

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

CS 305

Computerized Data Analysis

3

MG 310

Human Resources Management

3

MG 315 OR MG 410

Project Management OR Leadership

3

MG 450

Organizational Behavior

3

MK 340

Consumer Behavior

3

General Business Emphasis:

Fifteen hours of upper division business courses selected in consultation with the advisor

Learn how to motivate others and maximize productivity to help businesses stay competitive and even thrive. Management occupations have the highest wage of all the major occupational groups, earning a median annual wage of $98,560, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Study from business practitioners in a fully online format. When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to work as a manager in human resources, finance, marketing, sales, public relations and more.

Total Hours: 30

Required Management Core: 15 hours

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

MG 310

Human Resources Management

3

MG 341

Entrepreneurship

3

MG 410

Leadership

3

MG 440

International Management

3

MG 450

Organizational Behavior

3

Select 15 hours from the following:

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

AC 321

Cost Accounting

3

BA 363

Advanced Business Law

3

CS 305

Computerized Data Analysis

3

FI 340

Investments

3

MG 315

Project Management

3

MG 320

Labor Relations

3

MG 391

Logistics

3

MG 408

Selected Topics in Management

1-3

MG 460

Management Internship

3

MK 320

Retail Management

3

MK 340

Consumer Behavior

3

MK 470

Marketing Management

3

TY 322

Fundamentals of Production Planning and Control

3

TY 351

Advanced Occupational Safety and Health

3

TY 453

Statistical Quality Control

3

Develop relevant skills and up-to-date knowledge of modern marketing techniques, broadening your career horizons and improving your earning potential. Employees with five to nine years of experience and a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing earn a median annual salary of $71,422, according to PayScale. Study from business practitioners in a fully online format. When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to work as a public relations specialist, advertising manager, market research analyst, account executive and more.

Total Hours: 30

Required Marketing Core: 15 hours

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

MK 340

Consumer Behavior

3

MK 430

Advertising and Promotion

3

MK 470

Marketing Management

3

MK 480

Market Research

3

MK 490

Marketing Strategy

3

Select 15 hours from the following:

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

MG 341

Entrepreneurship

3

MG 410

Leadership

3

MK 310

Personal Selling

3

MK 320

Retail Management

3

MK 380

Services Marketing

3

MK 390

e-Marketing and Social Media

3

MK 450

International Marketing

3

MK 460

Marketing Internship

3

Develop your knowledge and skills in business and computers with an online business administration degree in computer information systems. This is an applied program that focuses on hands-on instruction in small class sizes. Some courses include certification in the field. You can customize your degree with an optional concentration in Application Development or Computer Networking.

Total Hours: 36

Required Courses: 21 hours

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

CS 280

Network Communication

3

CS 300

Programming I

3

CS 390

Information Security

3

CS 391

Cyber Security

3

CS 470

Systems Analysis

3

CS 472

Database Management

3

CS 480

Systems Project

3

Electives: 15 hours

Choose one of the two options below:

Application Development Option

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

CS 301

Programming II

3

CS 320

Visual Basic

3

CS 370

Data Structures

3

Approved electives

Computer Information Systems*

6

Network Option

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

CS 381

Network Administration I

3

CS 382

Network Administration II

3

CS 383

Network Infrastructure

3

Approved electives

Computer Information Systems*

6

Approved Electives

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

CS 215

PC Maintenance and Support

3

CS 285

Network Maintenance and Support

3

CS 310

Ethics in CIS

3

CS 340

Operating Systems

3

CS 350

Internet Applications

3

CS 375

GUI Programming

3

TY 383

Microprocessors/Microcontroller Programming

3

*CS 205 and CS 305 cannot be used to fulfill the CS elective.

Concentrations

Pursue a career with strong pay and high demand. Accountants and auditors earn a median annual wage of $67,190, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and employment of these positions is projected to increase 11 percent by 2024. Learn from accounting practitioners in a fully online format. When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to work as an accountant, auditor, budget analyst, accounting manager and more.

Develop the knowledge and skills that can lead to a variety of career outcomes and higher earning potential. Employees with five to nine years of experience and a BBA degree earn a median annual salary of $63,333, according to PayScale. Study from business practitioners in a fully online format. When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to work as a project manager, event planner, development director, public relations specialist, advertising manager and more.

Total Hours: 30

Required Business Administration Core: 15 hours

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

CS 305

Computerized Data Analysis

3

MG 310

Human Resources Management

3

MG 315 OR MG 410

Project Management OR Leadership

3

MG 450

Organizational Behavior

3

MK 340

Consumer Behavior

3

General Business Emphasis:

Fifteen hours of upper division business courses selected in consultation with the advisor

Learn how to motivate others and maximize productivity to help businesses stay competitive and even thrive. Management occupations have the highest wage of all the major occupational groups, earning a median annual wage of $98,560, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Study from business practitioners in a fully online format. When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to work as a manager in human resources, finance, marketing, sales, public relations and more.

Total Hours: 30

Required Management Core: 15 hours

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

MG 310

Human Resources Management

3

MG 341

Entrepreneurship

3

MG 410

Leadership

3

MG 440

International Management

3

MG 450

Organizational Behavior

3

Select 15 hours from the following:

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

AC 321

Cost Accounting

3

BA 363

Advanced Business Law

3

CS 305

Computerized Data Analysis

3

FI 340

Investments

3

MG 315

Project Management

3

MG 320

Labor Relations

3

MG 391

Logistics

3

MG 408

Selected Topics in Management

1-3

MG 460

Management Internship

3

MK 320

Retail Management

3

MK 340

Consumer Behavior

3

MK 470

Marketing Management

3

TY 322

Fundamentals of Production Planning and Control

3

TY 351

Advanced Occupational Safety and Health

3

TY 453

Statistical Quality Control

3

Develop relevant skills and up-to-date knowledge of modern marketing techniques, broadening your career horizons and improving your earning potential. Employees with five to nine years of experience and a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing earn a median annual salary of $71,422, according to PayScale. Study from business practitioners in a fully online format. When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to work as a public relations specialist, advertising manager, market research analyst, account executive and more.

Total Hours: 30

Required Marketing Core: 15 hours

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

MK 340

Consumer Behavior

3

MK 430

Advertising and Promotion

3

MK 470

Marketing Management

3

MK 480

Market Research

3

MK 490

Marketing Strategy

3

Select 15 hours from the following:

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

MG 341

Entrepreneurship

3

MG 410

Leadership

3

MK 310

Personal Selling

3

MK 320

Retail Management

3

MK 380

Services Marketing

3

MK 390

e-Marketing and Social Media

3

MK 450

International Marketing

3

MK 460

Marketing Internship

3

Develop your knowledge and skills in business and computers with an online business administration degree in computer information systems. This is an applied program that focuses on hands-on instruction in small class sizes. Some courses include certification in the field. You can customize your degree with an optional concentration in Application Development or Computer Networking.

Total Hours: 36

Required Courses: 21 hours

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

CS 280

Network Communication

3

CS 300

Programming I

3

CS 390

Information Security

3

CS 391

Cyber Security

3

CS 470

Systems Analysis

3

CS 472

Database Management

3

CS 480

Systems Project

3

Electives: 15 hours

Choose one of the two options below:

Application Development Option

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

CS 301

Programming II

3

CS 320

Visual Basic

3

CS 370

Data Structures

3

Approved electives

Computer Information Systems*

6

Network Option

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

CS 381

Network Administration I

3

CS 382

Network Administration II

3

CS 383

Network Infrastructure

3

Approved electives

Computer Information Systems*

6

Approved Electives

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

CS 215

PC Maintenance and Support

3

CS 285

Network Maintenance and Support

3

CS 310

Ethics in CIS

3

CS 340

Operating Systems

3

CS 350

Internet Applications

3

CS 375

GUI Programming

3

TY 383

Microprocessors/Microcontroller Programming

3

*CS 205 and CS 305 cannot be used to fulfill the CS elective.

Admissions

Your experience at the University of West Alabama is designed to be as straightforward and convenient as possible. From the moment you apply, you’ll receive step-by-step guidance from an enrollment counselor. And once you’re in our online BBA program, you’ll have a personal success coach who can answer your questions and help with anything you need.

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Tuition

Undergraduate tuition for the 2017-18 academic year is $325 per credit hour. There is a $50 technology fee each semester.

The University of West Alabama is dedicated to keeping education costs affordable and providing students with a full range of grants, scholarships and loans. Approximately 80 percent of UWA students receive some type of financial aid to support their studies. To apply for financial aid, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The school code for UWA is 001024.

Transfer

We have a generous transfer policy at every degree level. Undergraduates transferring from a two-year college are eligible to transfer up to 60 credit hours and 90 credit hours from a four-year college with matching courses and curriculums.

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